# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1923_S43
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The Lutheran Pioneer.

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little folks rolled their and hid in their
mother’s skirts. “Tow are you, Aunt Ann?” “Not
much, only tolable.” “Why, what’s the matter?”
“Sort 0’ complainin’, sort 0’ complainin’.” So the

Soon it centered upon the
The glorious message of the

eyes

conversation was begun.
condition of her soul.
crucified and risen Savior was told her in simple
words, with many a question interspersed to make
sure that she understood me. After touching upon
the fundamentals and driving them home, we fol-
lowed with a short
catechetical form, whereupon Communion was given
the old lady. All joined in the Lord’s Prayer, and
we left for home.

confessional in more or less

These are experiences! Can you imagine two
of your missionaries down here in the Black Belt
traveling a distance of fifty miles into the back-
woods to look up an old Auntie? Can you picture
a Lutheran service with Communion on the poreh
of a Negro hut? Such things happen often and are
the rule rather than an exception. And your mis-
sionaries are glad to carry the light of the Gospel
to such benighted souls. Yes, they are glad to do it.
Will you not back them up with your prayers and
your gifts? Will you not help so that other Aunties
and Uncles, who otherwise will die in their sins,
may be fed with the Bread of Life?

I. A. Wesrcorr.

Closing Days at Immanuel Lutheran
College.

At many institutions it is customary to devote
the last week of the school-year entirely to closing
exercises. Though Immanuel Lutheran College
cannot afford to lose that much time, it does have
some of the usual closing features.

Generally a speaker from some place not far
from Greensboro delivers the annual address. This

A ‘
year we were very fortunate in securing the services

of Rey. I’. J. Lankenau, of Napoleon, O., the editor
of the Pronrer, who was on a lecture tour under
the auspices of the Walther League, which brought
him into our vicinity... Rey. Lankenau traveled in
‘an automobile with two members of his congrega-
tion. ‘These visitors were able to spend a few days
with us on their way to some congregations and to
return to Creensboro for the closing days of Im-
manuel College on their home journey. Thus they
were able to sce the school in session and thoroughly
to inspect the buildings and premises, which they

» anthem by the students’ chorus.

began to do at once. They were greatly impressed
with the need of dormitories and filled with sincere
regret that we cannot obtain sufficient funds to erect
such buildings. And so they began to consider ways
and means of making the best of the present situa-
tion. The funds on hand do not permit such
changes in the present buildings as would give the
greatly needed relief. Doubtless they are delib-
erating on what they can do to help us make the
necessary repairs and to supply better accommoda-
tions in the present building. On the first visit
Rey. Lankenau spoke twice in the morning chapel
exercises, and thus the students had a foretaste of
the feast that awaited them the following week.

The commencement sermon was delivered on
Sunday evening by Rev. P. D. Lehman to an
audience that overflowed the chapel. The text
chosen for the occasion was Josh. 24,15: “Choose
you this day whom ye will serve.” The speaker
pointed out that the graduates
had been under the Christian
influence of the institution, but
could no longer be guided by
their instructors. Now they
should, by the grace of God,
determine to serve the Lord
wherever they might be in the
future. At this service there
was. also a vocal solo and an

Rev. F. J. Lankenau.

On Monday evening the Seniors had their class
exercises. Their performance was pronounced very
creditable. In fact, it seemed remarkable to

those who had no idea that these students would ~

be able to do so well.

Tuesday afternoon Pastor Lankenau favored us
with a lecture on “America the Beautiful’? The
lecturer made us realize that we live in the finest,
richest, and\most blessed country in the world. He
urged us to guard our civil and_religious liberty as
the apple of our eye and not to be intimidated by.
such as represent a spurious Americanism.

On Tuesday evening the Immanuel Lutheran
College Alumni Association rendered a splendid
program. Rey. W. O. Hill, of Yonkers, N. Y., the

speaker of the occasion, an alumnus of 1910, in
a humorous way reminded the former students of
the good old college days; then, becoming serious,
he reminded the alumni of the debt of gratitude
they owed their alma mater, and exhorted them to
be ready at all times to promote the interests of the
institution.